Meter



June 1926.

E. A. oRMsBY METER Filed Feb, 27, 1925 2 Sheets-Sham?. 1

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E. A. ORMSBY METER Filed Feb 27, -1925 Sheets-Shut 2 IVENTOR A TT ORNE Y Patented `lune l, 1926.

UNITED STATES PTEN OFFICE.a

ELON A. ORMSBY, OF CENTERVILLE, CLIFORNIA, ASSIGNR TO AUGUSTA N. ORMSBY,

0F CENTEBVILLE, CALIFORNIA.

METER.

Application led February This invention relates to meters or measuring 4devices of that type in which a lioating piston is operated by the material belng delivered by a pump or the like, the reciprocation of the piston acting to operate a registering device whereby' the amount of the material delivered is measured and indicated. The device will be found particularly useful for measuring grease, oil and similar liquids, such for example as are dispensed at automobile filling stations.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved device of the type indicated, lthe particular improvement residing in the structure of the apparatus and with respect to the operation of the valves which control the inlet to and outlet from opposite ends of the cylinder in which the piston reciprocates, this control being such that a continuous delivery is possible, the grease orv other material being supplied into one end of the cylinder and being discharged at the opposite end, the operation being automati' cally reversed so that the inlet and outlet are alternately at opposite ends. Various other improvements will be apparent from the description and drawings.

lin the drawings, Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section of the meter. Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3- 3 of Fig. 1. Figs. 4 and 5 are details in `perspective of one o the valve operating devices. Fig. 6 is a face view showing the register, lin the drawing, 1 indicates a main cylinder of predetermined capacity, say a quart. In this is a floating piston 1 which isoperated by the pressure of the fluid on one side or the other. Standing beside this cylinder are two other cylinders 2 and 3. Fitted to one end of these cylinders is a hea'd 4 having an outlet passage 5, and itted to the other end of the cylinders is a head 6 having an inlet passage 7 The head 4 is chambered as indicated at 4, and this chamber 4a communicatesrwith the tube or cylinder 3 which tube also communicates at its other end with the chamber 7 in the opposite end, said chamber having an inlet at 7*to which the fluid to be measured and delivered may be supplie'd from any pump, tank or the like, under pressure. The outlet passage 5 inthe up r head communicatesv with the upper end of tube 2 and the lower end of the latter communicates with a passage '6a in the 27, 1925. Serial No. 12,021.

lower head. In the operation of the device,

The joints between the ends of the cylin.

ders and the heads above referred to coinprise a pair of spaeced Vplates A and C, between. each pair of which slides a, plate valve B.- The plates have openings at 30 between the chamber 4a and the adjacent end of the cylinder 1, and between the same end of the cylinder and the outlet 5, and at the other end 4the plates have openings between the chamber 7 and the cylinder 1 and openings 33 between the same end of the cylinder and the chamber 6. These openings are controlled .by the valves B. `When the upper valve, for example, is slid one way, it opens the `ports 30 and closes-the ports 3l, and vice versa; and a similar movement of the valve at the other end opens and closes the' ports 32 and 33, the arrangement being such that the ports 30 and 33 are opened and closed at 'the same time, and similarly with respect to the ports 31 and 32, so that when liquid is entering the cylinder 1 at one end it is`discharging from the other end of the cylinder. The valves move simultaneously, in opposite directions, and this movement is accomplished by the piston 1fl striking one or the other'ot a pair of strike pins l1 and 12 working thru the plates at the opposite ends of the cylinder, the valve plates B being slotted as indicated at C where the pins pass thru. The pin`1l .has

a jointed connection 11a to an arm llb pro jecting Jfrom a sleeve 11Ct which is provided at one end with a rocker 11d extending crosswise and connected at opposite ends`v by springs 22 to a crank arm 23 projecting from a rock shaft '2l which is mounted in bearings in the head 4 and extends thru the wall thereof, the sleeve`11 being loose on the rocker shaft 21. This rock shaft has iixed thereto a bell crank lever 9, one arm 14 of which engages-in a socket piece 14n carried by the valve plate B. The other end ofthe bell crank lever 9 is connected to a rod 8 which extends thru the tube 3 Vto the oppo-L site end of the meter. This rod is made 1n sections connected by a turn buckle 8a so.

that it may be adjusted for length, andfat its opposite end it is connected to a bell crank lever and other parts similar to the cylinder l being forced out valve shifting devices above described, said devices including the striker pin 12 above referred to:

As stated, and as will be apparent from the drawincs, the valves act oppositely. Assuming that the upper valve is shifted to open the port 30 and close the port 31, the lower valve will be shifted to close the port 32 and open the port 33. Then, the grease or other liquid being forced up thru the inlet 7a, it will flow up thru the tube 3, chamber fla and port 30 into the upper end of cylinder 1. This forces the piston 1n down, and the grease below the piston is forced out thru the port 33, chamber 6a, tube 2 and outlet 5 to the point of delivery. lVhen the piston reaches the limit of its stroke, it strikes the pin 12. This turns the rocker and puts one of the springs 22 under tension until finally the tension rocks the shaft 21 and by-means of the bell crank lever the valve B at that end of the meter is shifted to close the port 33 and open the port 32. At the same time, the rod connection 8 turns the bell crank lever site end to shift the valve B, closing the port 30 and opening the port 3l. Then, the inlet pressure at the chamber 7 forces the grease thru the port 32 and against the piston la causing the piston to travel to the upper end of the cylinder 1 where it strikes the pin 11 and reverses the valves, and the operation continues to repeat as long as the liquid is forced in, the liquid in the upper part of thru the port 3l as the piston rises.

To register the amount delivered, a registering attachment is provided, conveniently at the upper end of the meter. This comprises a disc 26 mounted on the outer end of the rock shaft 21 and carrying a spring pawl 28 which engages a ratchet 25 which is mountecl/ to turn on the shaft 21, and this ratchet 25 carries a pointer 25a which indicates quantity on a dial 27 surrounding the plate 26. This dial is marked with quantities corresponding to the capacity of the cylinder 1, and Whenever the valves are re- Lesaesa versed the pawl picks up the ratchet and carries the pointer around to register the quantity delivered.

The valves and pins slide, and the rockers operate', in a bath of grease vor other :fluid at all times, so they are not apt to stick, and 'the reversing action is quitequick and positive so that the meter is reasonably accurate, and, as stated, the delivery is continuous during the operation of the device.

'lhe invention is not limited to the particular mechanism shown and described, but various modifications may be made Within the scope thereof.

l claim:

1. In a meter, the combination of a cylinder having inlet and outlet ports at each end, an inlet passage communicating with the inlet ports, an outlet passage communieating with the outlet ports, and a floating piston in the cylinder, a slide valve at each end of the cylinder, operating transversely of the cylinder to open and close said ports, an operating mechanism for said valves, including a pin projecting into each end of the cylinder and adapted to be struck by the piston, bell cranks at opposite ends of the cylinder and engaging the valves respectively, means connecting said bell crank to operate the same simultaneously and yielding connections between the pins and the bell cranks. 1'

. 2. In a meter, the combination of a cylinder having an inlet port and an outlet port' at each end,`a valve at each end controlling said ports, a floating piston in the cylinder, and means to operate said valves, including a strike pin at each end of the cylinder, a rocker to which said pin is operatively connected, a bell crank lever one arm of which is connected to the valve, a spring connection between the rocker and the bell crank lever, and a connection between the bell cranks at the respective ends of the cylinder, whereby the valves are simultaneously Operated.

In testimony whereof I faffix my signature.

ELON A. ORMSBY. 

